| Almirante Padilla class frigate
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| General characteristics |  |
| Displacement: | 2100 (Tons) (Fully Loaded) |
| Length: | 99. 1 (Metres) |
| Beam: | 11. 3 (Metres) |
| Draft: | 3. 7 (Metres) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 Diesels 23,400 hp |
| Speed: | 27. 0 (Knots) |
| Range: | 7000 NM at 14 knots |
| Complement: | 92 |
| Missiles: | 8 Aérospatiale MM 40 Exocet
2 Simbad SAM |
| Guns: | 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm) /62 cal compact
2 Breda 40 mm /70 (twin) |
| Torpedoes: | 6 - 324 mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes |
| Decoys: | 1 CSEE Dagaie double mounting |
| Detection Systems: | Radar System: Combined
Search Radar: Thomson-CSF Sea Tiger Fire Control: Castor II B Sonar System: Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull Mounted) |
| Helicopters: | 1 MBB B-105 CBS-5, or 1 Eurocopter AS-555 Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting |
The Almirante Padilla Class Frigate is a group of frigates operated by the Colombian Navy. Aérospatiale was a French Aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military Aircraft and Rockets The company was created in 1970 The Exocet is a French -built Anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels submarines and airplanes For the missile mounting see Mistral missile SIMBAD (the S et of I dentifications M easurements and B ibliography for Oto Melara is an Italian defence company with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. Breda Meccanica Bresciana, widely known simply as Breda is a large Italian manufacturer of small arms and ammunition located in Brescia. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and Defense contractor. In December 2000 it was renamed Thales Group. Messerschmitt AG was a famous German Aircraft manufacturer known primarily for its World War II Fighter aircraft, notably the Bf 109 For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship The Colombian National Armada ( Armada Nacional Colombiana or de Colombia) is the naval armed force of Colombia. The designation of this class is Type FS 1500 and there are 4 ships in service. The ships were built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany. Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German Shipbuilding company headquartered in Kiel. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. Two similar ships operate in the Malaysian Navy as the Kasturi class frigates
Ship names
- Almirante Padilla (FM-51) - commissioned 31 October 1983
- Caldas (FM-52) - commissioned 12 February 1984
- Antioquia (FM-53) - commissioned 30 April 1984
- Independiente (FM-54) - commissioned 27 July 1984
Source
- Colombia: Seguridad & Defensa www.fuerzasmilitares.net
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 ISBN 0-85177-605-1
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